Handbook of bionanocomposites

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"For the past few years, advanced bionanocomposite materials continue to be increasingly popular and important for a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. In the race to exploit the unique mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of bionanocomposite materials, researchers must also address new challenges to predict, understand, and manage the potentially adverse effects they could have on the environment and human lives. This book focuses on recent developments in the field of green biopolymers and nanomaterials, especially bionanostructured materials and bionanocomposites. The synthesis and characterization of bionanomaterials, as well as their incorporation into polymer matrixes, and their biological applications are discussed in detail. Highlights include a detailed discussion of bionanostructured material and bionanocomposite synthesis, food packing reviews, water remediation, heavy metal ion adsorption from wastewater, and other industrial applications. The book is aimed at beginners in this field, in addition to advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students of materials science and researchers working in the field of bionanocomposites, nanotechnology, and analytical chemistry, especially those with an interest in materials for analytical applications."--Provided by publisher.  Read more... Abstract: "For the past few years, advanced bionanocomposite materials continue to be increasingly popular and important for a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. In the race to exploit the unique mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of bionanocomposite materials, researchers must also address new challenges to predict, understand, and manage the potentially adverse effects they could have on the environment and human lives. This book focuses on recent developments in the field of green biopolymers and nanomaterials, especially bionanostructured materials and bionanocomposites. The synthesis and characterization of bionanomaterials, as well as their incorporation into polymer matrixes, and their biological applications are discussed in detail. Highlights include a detailed discussion of bionanostructured material and bionanocomposite synthesis, food packing reviews, water remediation, heavy metal ion adsorption from wastewater, and other industrial applications. The book is aimed at beginners in this field, in addition to advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students of materials science and researchers working in the field of bionanocomposites, nanotechnology, and analytical chemistry, especially those with an interest in materials for analytical applications."--Provided by publisher